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The Arizona Diamondbacks will be trying to extend a winning streak on Saturday when they take on the Houston Astros at
The Diamondbacks will trot Yusmeiro Petit out to the mound in this one. Righthander Petit has a 1-2 record and a 3.00 ERA this season.
Petit’s opponent in this one will be Brandon Backe. The Astros righthander has a 5.14 ERA to go along with a 7-11 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Astros listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Diamondbacks made the most of 14 hits as they routed the Astros 12-2 as -145 favorites on Friday. The combined 14 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8).
Chris Snyder belted a two-run homer and finished 2-for-4 with four RBIs for the Diamondbacks. Brandon Webb improved to 18-4 with the win, allowing two runs on four hits over eight innings of work.
Ty Wigginton had three hits, including a solo home run for the Astros, who were +135 underdogs. Wandy Rodriguez gave up four runs over 2 1-3 innings in the loss.
Current streak:
Team records:
Houston: 62-60 SU Arizona most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Houston are 7-3 After playing Houston are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 Houston most recently: A few trends to consider:
Arizona is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Houston Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona’s last 8 games when playing Houston Arizona is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games on the road Houston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games Houston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston’s last 8 games when playing Arizona The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston’s last 11 games Next up:
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